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Which cities offer five-star stays for less than $200 a night? Try Lisbon, Portugal; Pisa, Italy; or Warsaw, Poland to start. This article features details on luxury hotels that offer guests such a deal.

Warsaw, Pisa, Mumbai: All are among the top destinations for the traveler who loves luxury but has to keep to a budget. Each of the three offers five-star accommodations that range from $130 to $176 a night. Other cities on the affordable-luxury list include Delhi, Cairo, Bangkok and Budapest.

Marriott Hotels and Resorts will offer free Wi-Fi in its lobbies to meet the growing demand from guests and nonguests who use the areas for meetings. Free service in hotel lobbies is nothing new for DoubleTree, Hilton and Sheraton, which offer complimentary connectivity.

More hoteliers are turning to technology to provide their guests with superior comfort and a greater level of customization over their hotel stay, this feature says. At the Fairmont Beijing Hotel, for instance, guests can choose room settings that fit their desired environment. Wireless sensors in each room also enable automatic energy-management procedures such as reducing temperature if the room is unoccupied.

A train service has been launched between Moscow and Nice, France, that is more about the luxurious journey than the destination or speed. The 12 carriages, of which only one is second-class, are furnished with reproductions of paintings by Matisse, televisions, private shows, toilets and plush carpets. The journey includes 22 stops, including stations in Milan, Italy; Vienna, Austria; and Warsaw, Poland.